春城

Chūnchéng
proper noun #59,227

Meanings

  1. 1 Spring City, nickname of Kunming
  2. 2 a city in spring

Examples

HSK 3
韩翃笔下的春城,到处都是飞花。
Hán Hóng bǐxià de chūnchéng, dàochù dōu shì fēihuā.
In Han Hong's poem, the city in spring is full of drifting blossoms.
HSK 7-9
Kūnmíng sìjì-rúchūn, suǒyǐ rénmen jiào tā Chūnchéng.
Kunming is like spring all year round, so it's called the Spring City.

Tips

usage
Capitalized, 春城 is Kunming's nickname, for its mild weather all year. In classical poetry it simply means a city in spring, as in Han Hong's line 春城无处不飞花, where the city is Tang Chang'an.
culture
Many Chinese cities have nicknames like this: 山城 'Mountain City' for Chongqing, 泉城 'City of Springs' for Jinan, 羊城 'City of Rams' for Guangzhou and 冰城 'Ice City' for Harbin.

Stroke Order

春 chūn
城 chéng